L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015

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Launching of the 39th Edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015

L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015

On Thursday 15 January 2015, Dr Toni Sant, Artistic Director of the St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, launched the 39th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu which will be held on Saturday 21 March 2015 in Sir Temi Zammit Theatre at the University of Malta. Dr Sant said that the Centre for Creativity will start working with the organizing committee of L-Għanja tal-Poplu so that the Festival continues to flourish for the benefit of the Maltese song.

Valletta 2018 Foundation Chairman Mr Jason Micallef attended the occasion and announced that L-Għanja tal-Poplu will be an integral part of the activities of Valletta 2018. Moreover, as Chairman of One, he said it is to his great satisfaction that for the past previous years, the festival was transmitted live on One Television, although he believes such an event should have a place on the national station.

L-Għanja tal-Poplu Chairman Mr Charles Schembri thanked Dr Sant, Mr Micallef and the Malta Arts Fund for their help. He also thanked PBS Chairman Mr Tonio Portugese for resuming the broadcasting of l-Għanja tal-Poplu on the national station; the transmission of the festival's final night on 1 April, and a further live weekly programme about the festival on Radju Malta 2. Mr Schembri also thanked composers, authors, musicians and singers for their works throughout the history of the festival.

Mr Tony Micallef made an intervention about his experience in the media as a follower of L-Għanja tal-Poplu and as media co-ordinator for this edition.

The evening included some music too. Karen Debattista sang 'Jien Ma’ Naħdimx’, L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2014 winning song, and Frank O'Neil, Christabelle Curmi and Lajks group performed songs from past Għanja tal-Poplu editions.


The Poster

Designed by Jimmy Grima, the poster for this edition shows a scene of Valletta, the place where the festival started from. It also shows a boat, which symbolizes the progress made from year to year while the musician symbolizes the importance of live music during the festival. The color red symbolizes the blood boiling for Maltese song, that in three minutes, you are able to describe history, arousing emotion, and enjoy with the melody!


Organizing Committee

President: Maurice Mifsud Fr.
Chairperson:Carmelo Schembri
Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
Co-ordinator: Noel D'Amato
PRO: Josephine Ebejer Grech
Co-ordinator PBS and Media: Tony Micallef

Submissions

For festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu, to submit one song, need not enter into cost of recording studio. Can record the voice accompanied by a live instrument. If the recording is clear, need not be recording studio to be heard in the knockout. This one does not enter in to extra costs. If the song then proceed to the finals, has done recording. Application is only 25ewro and you then receive 2 tickets for the final night free each application.

Submissions for the festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu will be collected on Friday 23 January at YTC Merchants Street Valletta. • morning between 10 30am and 11 45am and • evening between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm. At YTC, 227 Merchants Street, Valletta. (Side church of St James)

The number of songs presented to L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015 is on the hundred. Meanwhile the selection of finalists will be held in two phases.

Participants placing first, second and third will be receiving trophies and a reward of € 1000, € 600 and € 400 respectively. The person or group awarded the title of best singer-songwriter will be awarded a trophy and € 500. The author and composer of the winning song of L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015 also granted the trophy L-Għanja tal-Poplu held up edition of the festival after.

The Awards also include

• Trophy to the author of the best social theme song, Trophy to the singer / or group best interpretation, Trophy for the best young talent.

105 song were submitted for consideration in the preliminary round. On Saturday 24 January, 2015 a panel of 5 judges selected 35 songs for the first phase of the preliminary round. jury members were: Michael Bugeja, Dorothy Bezzina, Justin Galea, Charles Flores, and Mro.George Debono.

Preliminary Round

Here are the 35 Songs featured from the First Phase of the final:-

No Songs No Songs No Songs
01 Assedju 13 Għad Jiġi Żmien 25 L-Għawdxija
02 Bandla 14 Ġismi 26 Ma Nafekx
03 Battibekk 15 Ħamiema Bajda 27 Mannikin
04 Bit-Tlikki Tlikki 16 Illum Jien Pensjonant 28 Min Taħseb li Int
05 Ċans Ieħor 17 Il-Lupu Li Tarah Hi Biss 29 Missier
06 Charlie l-Artist 18 Il-Malti 30 Niftakarna
07 Drabtejn Insiru Tfal 19 Inħobbhom ma’ Nistgħax 31 Normali
08 Dawn L-Għajnejn 20 Insejt 32 Pjan
09 Dellu Tqil 21 Insejt Ngħix 33 Tgħallimt
10 Fejn Marru t-Tfal 22 Is-Sinjur 34 Titkellimx
11 F’Ilsien in-Nies 23 Jien u Int 35 Waqt Li Qed Nitfi d-Dawl
12 Ġamri r-Raħħal 24 Lampa Stampa

Second Phase

On Saturday 31 January, 2015. finalists were selected songs will be sung and accompanied live on the final night of the 2015 l-Għanja tal-Poplu (39th Edition) Saturday 21 March 2015 Sir Theatre Temi Zammit University. Altogether there was 105 entered song which the jury chose 35 in the frist phase, today had chosen the sixteen songs for Final for this year.

At this stage the authors and composers will confirm who will sing live and who will accompany the songs that passed in the final days close.

The jury members were: Vince Fabri, Walter Micallef, and Profs.Manwel Mifsud.

On Friday 13 Febuary, 2015 was annouced the singers that would singer the songs at the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015.

The Finalist

Here are the 16 Songs featured in the final (In order how they sing announced on 20.02.2015):-

No Singers Songs Author Composer
01 Ta' Verna Folk Band L-Għawdxija Augusto Cardinali Augusto Cardinali
02 Simone Gauci Pjan Ingrid Vella Augusto Cardinali
03 Mario Debono Il-Malti Mario Debono Mario Debono
04 Michela Dalli 'Charlie' l-Artist Rita Attard Andrew Zahra
05 Joe George Micallef Illum Jien Pensjonant Alfred C. Sant Joe George Micallef
06 Ana Maria Grima Dawn l-Għajnejn Rita Attard Siobhan Vassallo
07 Abstract Acoustic Duo Niftakarna Gabriel Cassar Gabriel Cassar
08 Michela Galea Fejn Marru t-Tfal? Rita Pace Renato Briffa
09 Jeffrey Scicluna Darbtejn Insiru Tfal Rita Pace Jeffrey Scicluna
10 Ecca Muscat Ġismi Mark Pellicano Matthew Pellicano
11 Denise Spiteri Il-Lupu Li Tarah Hi Biss Mark Laurence Zammit Mark Laurence Zammit
12 Mark Cachia Waqt li Qed Nitfi d-Dawl Mark Cachia Mark Cachia
13 Christabelle Curmi Bit-Tikki Tlikki Clifton Casha Charlie Dalli
14 Teddie Zammit Min Taħseb li Int? Teddie Zammit Teddie Zammit
15 Raquel Galdes Ċans Ieħor Daniel Paul Farrugia Norbert Borg
16 Rita Pace Battibekk Emil Calleja Bayliss Paul Attard, Rita Pace

Comperes

The Comperes for this year will be Ryan Borg and Angie Laus, suggest by PBS because the Festival will be view later on TVM2 on 31 March, 2015

Judges

Albert Marshall Mro.Paul Abela Marcel Zammit Marmara Paul Buhagiar Eric Montford Joe S.Grech Mario Camilleri The Notary was Dr.Paul Callus.

Special guests

The interval act as people awaited the final results was offered by a flamenco dance group known as Alegria Dance Company and the finalists themselves who performed a great medley of well known Maltese songs.

The committee has always been proud to recognise the talent of local artists and therefore, a special award L-Għanja li Tibqa was given to Philip Vella, and give the audence the twelve songs that he take part during the years in the L-Għanja tal-Poplu.

Winners

Placing Song Performers Words Music
01 Ġismi Ecca Muscat Mark Pellicano Matthew Pellicano
02 Ċans Ieħor Raquel Galdes Daniel Paul Farrugia Norbert Borg
03 Battibekk Rita Pace Emil Calleja Bayliss & Paul Attard Rita Pace

Other Winners

  • For Best Young Talent: Abstract Acoustic Duo for Niftakarna written and composed by Gabriel Cassar
  • For Best Interpretation: Rita Pace for Battibekk
  • For Best Singer-Songwriter: Mark Cachia for Waqt Li Qed Nitfi d-Dawl
  • For Best Social Theme: Mark Pellicano for Ġismi sung by Ecca Muscat and composed by Matthew Pellicano

Presentation

Dr.Toni Sant the chairman of St James Cavalier for Creativity presented the trophies to the winners. with Albert Marshall Chairman of the Malta Arts Fund and Mr Jason Micallef Chairman of Valletta 18 present the trophies to the first three places together with Mr. Carmelo Schembri chairperson of the Festival.

This edition was organised with support from the Malta Arts Fund and in collaboration with Valletta 18.

A CD compilation containing the songs from the final was produced for radio stations by Tony Micallef who wil be also the media cordinator for others media stations.

Special Thanks

External links

L-Għanja tal-Poplu Festival Editions
* 1970s: 01 (1973) - 02 (1974) - 03 (1975) - 04 (1976) - 05 (1977) - 06 (1978) - 07 (1979)
* 1980s: 08 (1980) - 09 (1981) - 10 (1982) - 11 (1983) - 12 (1984) - 13 (1985) - 14 (1986) - 15 (1987) 
* 1990s: 16 (1990) - 17 (1992) - 18 (1993) - 19 (1994) - 20 (1995) - 21 (1996) - 22 (1997) - 23 (1998) - 24 (1999)
* 2000s: 25 (2000) - 26 (2001) - 27 (2002) - 28 (2003) - 29 (2004) - 30 (2005) - 31 (2006) - 32 (2007) - 33 (2008) - 34 (2009)
* 2010s: 35 (2010) - 36 (2012) - 37 (2013) - 38 (2014) - 39 (2015) - 40 (2016) - 41 (2017) - 42 (2018) - 43 (2019)
* 2020s: 44 (2020) - 45 (2021) - 46 (2022) - 47 (2023)